> >Could it be that your mind is merely reeling from the unfamiliar
> >functional programming paradigm? Those of use "raised" in the school
> >of procedural C programming, or working in the Dot-Com trenches in
> >Perl are used to thinking in terms of step 1, step2, ..., etc.
>
> Uh, speaking for myself, I think this comment is a really
> good way to turn off people interested in exploring ocaml.
> There's a difference between "my mind is reeling" and "I'm
> trying to figure out where I need to put a damn semicolon".
>
Yikes -- I can see my attempt at humor was a dud. I was just trying
to see if his problems were similar to the confusion I felt when
dealing with functional programming after many years using the
procedural style. I apologize if I've offended anyone! :-\
> The fact of the matter is that there is a certain amount of
> logistical stuff one has to do to get a program to compile in
> any new language. We're (or I am) asking for examples of
> that in the main docs. I had to go download a bunch of
> sample programs from unrelated sites to see how to do it.
>
By all means -- if the information is not easily found, it should
be included in the documentation.
-Brent